A Winchester school has followed on its 140th anniversary celebration with the news it has also been nominated amongst the best schools in the country in this year's Tes Schools Awards.
The Tes Schools Awards is a prestigious awards programme which celebrates the best of education across the UK. It has now been revealed that St Swithun’s School has been shortlisted in the Best Use of Technology category.
St Swithun’s School has been shortlisted for its work with Jane Portas OBE to provide financial education to sixth-form students using an EdTech platform.
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Over the last year, the Sixth Form, led by the head of sixth form Nick Fyfe, participated in the development of an innovative, online financial education platform with shared values, to provide young people with a comprehensive financial life and fairness education.
ThinkMoney ThinkLife was founded by Jane Portas, whose ground-breaking research on financial lives identifies six key life stages where people can take control to secure their financial futures, and commit to providing financial education for young people.
The Tes Schools Awards recognises the very best teachers and schools from UK state and independent schools, across early years settings, primary and secondary.
The shortlist was compiled by a panel of expert judges, including school leaders and experts. The schools and teachers they chose showcase the best of education across the sector within 21 award categories, covering all areas of school education.
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St Swithun’s headmistress Jane Gandee said: “We are thrilled to be nominated. We are passionate about developing strong, independent women with the confidence to take risks in the real world.
"The platform helps to equip our students with the financial capability to enable them to secure their financial wellbeing. Alongside that, it empowers us to deliver on the educational and pastoral commitments that we make to our students and parents.”
Jane Portas said: “I am delighted that the students at St Swithun’s have been part of the THINKMONEY THINKLIFE launch and that we can celebrate the recognition of not only the importance of the financial education, but also for them to lead in the innovation of delivering the learning through an individualised, web-based platform.”
Nick Fyfe, head of sixth form at St Swithun’s added, “Financial learning is a vital life skill that remains a significant gap in the curriculum for most schools, and we are delighted to be in the vanguard of addressing this through this innovative new platform.”
Winners will be announced on Friday, June 21 at a gala awards night at the Grosvenor Hotel, Park Lane, in London.
To find the shortlist online, visit tes.com/en-gb/schools-awards/shortlist.
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